Outtakes from Patriots WR and future detective Deion Branch...

Earlier this week, Deion Branch talked about football. That was interesting. But the more you asked him questions, the more he veered off-topic... which was great.

The affable receiver hit on how he helped the Celtics mascot dunk at halftime of the Heat game, what he watches on TV, and why he wants to be a detective when he retires.

First, Branch on his work during the Celtics game: "Yeah, it was kinda crazy. I think he had me for a long time holding that ball up. He kinda prepped me up before he did it. I still had a couple doubts. He came back and asks me, 'You still want to do it?' I said, 'Yeah, I’ll do it.' But the thing was, I didn’t know I was about to hold the ball up for about 10 seconds."

On, if he was nervous Belichick was watching, as a mascot dunked over him: "Nah, but there was a dude beside me going, 'Don’t move, don’t move.' I’m like, 'I’m not moving.' (Laughs) But it was cool, though."

On the fan reaction to his appearance at TD Garden: "The love always been here. And that’s one of the biggest things, man, I always think about the day after the game. The support from fans is unbelievable and it just goes a credit to the type of players that are in the locker room and the type of fans that we have around here."

On what he watches on TV away from Gillette Stadium: "I don’t do the Internet, I don’t watch SportsCenter, I watch stuff like, The First 48. You walk in my home, you wouldn’t see SportsCenter. I don’t do all the sports stuff, I don’t go on Pro Football Talk, I don’t read sites."

On his post-retirement plans: "I know I had a fetish growing up... I want to be a detective, I think, later on down the road... My wife said, 'Those hours...' We'll see."